Three charged with manufacturing methamphetamine

Published: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 3:41 p.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 3:41 p.m.

UMATILLA — Three people accused of manufacturing methamphetamine, one of whom already had an outstanding violation of probation warrant for making the illegal product, were arrested Tuesday by sheriff's deputies and drug agents.

After receiving a tip about a possible meth lab, a deputy went to the 14500 block of Southeast 211th Avenue.

He received permission from the homeowners to search the residence.

The deputy opened the door to a guest room, described in the report as being "smoky," and saw a man, later identified as James Bret Allen, burning a piece of paper in front of a fan.

Allen, 45, who was wearing only a pair of shorts, was handcuffed by the deputy.

While the deputy was speaking with the homeowner, Allen ran from the home.

The deputy called for assistance and also notified agents with the Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Team.

Agents arrived and searched the residence.

They recovered a plastic bag holding a clear liquid, a grinder with a white powder substance in it, crystallized drain opener, liquid drain opener and a jar that contained an unknown black and white substance from the guest room.

Simultaneously, deputies went to a residence in the 20600 block of Southeast 141st Lane after receiving a tip that a man with an arrest warrant might be staying there.

Inside the residence, deputies found Allen sitting in a bathtub trying to remove the handcuffs with a set of pliers. They secured him and searched the rest of the home.

There, they found Jolena M. Aviles, 29, and Joseph A. Evans, 41.

Evans, it was discovered, was wanted for violation of probation for manufacturing meth.

Inside that residence, deputies and MADET agents found methamphetamine stored in coffee filters, as well as lithium batteries, tin foil and plastic containers assumed to have been used in manufacturing the drug, the report noted.

Aviles and Evans were arrested and charged with manufacture of methamphetamine.

Allen was charged with manufacture of meth, resisting without violence and petit theft.

<p>UMATILLA — Three people accused of manufacturing methamphetamine, one of whom already had an outstanding violation of probation warrant for making the illegal product, were arrested Tuesday by sheriff's deputies and drug agents.</p><p>After receiving a tip about a possible meth lab, a deputy went to the 14500 block of Southeast 211th Avenue.</p><p>He received permission from the homeowners to search the residence.</p><p>The deputy opened the door to a guest room, described in the report as being "smoky," and saw a man, later identified as James Bret Allen, burning a piece of paper in front of a fan.</p><p>Allen, 45, who was wearing only a pair of shorts, was handcuffed by the deputy.</p><p>While the deputy was speaking with the homeowner, Allen ran from the home.</p><p>The deputy called for assistance and also notified agents with the Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Team.</p><p>Agents arrived and searched the residence.</p><p>They recovered a plastic bag holding a clear liquid, a grinder with a white powder substance in it, crystallized drain opener, liquid drain opener and a jar that contained an unknown black and white substance from the guest room.</p><p>Simultaneously, deputies went to a residence in the 20600 block of Southeast 141st Lane after receiving a tip that a man with an arrest warrant might be staying there.</p><p>Inside the residence, deputies found Allen sitting in a bathtub trying to remove the handcuffs with a set of pliers. They secured him and searched the rest of the home.</p><p>There, they found Jolena M. Aviles, 29, and Joseph A. Evans, 41.</p><p>Evans, it was discovered, was wanted for violation of probation for manufacturing meth.</p><p>Inside that residence, deputies and MADET agents found methamphetamine stored in coffee filters, as well as lithium batteries, tin foil and plastic containers assumed to have been used in manufacturing the drug, the report noted.</p><p>Aviles and Evans were arrested and charged with manufacture of methamphetamine.</p><p>Allen was charged with manufacture of meth, resisting without violence and petit theft.</p><p><i>Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118 or austin.miller@starbanner.com.</i></p>